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6 A political implosion

Abstract

Chapter 6 continues to chart the fall of the ruling Workers’ Party, with the Lava Jato corruption scandal meaning that many Brazilians now saw Rousseff at the centre of a corrupt administration. The president was impeached and Michel Temer installed as her replacement. Former president Lula was convicted and imprisoned in 2018 for his apparent role in the corruption. The political stage was now set for the entrance of the outsider, Jair Bolsonaro.

Abstract

Chapter 6 continues to chart the fall of the ruling Workers’ Party, with the Lava Jato corruption scandal meaning that many Brazilians now saw Rousseff at the centre of a corrupt administration. The president was impeached and Michel Temer installed as her replacement. Former president Lula was convicted and imprisoned in 2018 for his apparent role in the corruption. The political stage was now set for the entrance of the outsider, Jair Bolsonaro.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front matter i
  2. Dedication iv
  3. Contents vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 The outsider 19
  6. 2 Coming in from the cold 33
  7. 3 The magic moment 48
  8. 4 Dilma Rousseff and the rocky road to recession 66
  9. 5 The foundations begin to shake 85
  10. 6 A political implosion 99
  11. 7 Drug gangs at war 113
  12. 8 Right-wing militias on the march 132
  13. 9 And God told me to vote for Bolsonaro 148
  14. 10 “Environment, environment, it’s a joke …” 169
  15. 11 The Amazon is burning 183
  16. 12 Tilting at windmills 199
  17. 13 A president under pressure 212
  18. 14 An unexpected bonanza 229
  19. Acknowledgements 249
  20. List of abbreviations 252
  21. Notes 253
  22. Index 282
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https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526154019.00010

Chapters in this book

  1. Front matter i
  2. Dedication iv
  3. Contents vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1 The outsider 19
  6. 2 Coming in from the cold 33
  7. 3 The magic moment 48
  8. 4 Dilma Rousseff and the rocky road to recession 66
  9. 5 The foundations begin to shake 85
  10. 6 A political implosion 99
  11. 7 Drug gangs at war 113
  12. 8 Right-wing militias on the march 132
  13. 9 And God told me to vote for Bolsonaro 148
  14. 10 “Environment, environment, it’s a joke …” 169
  15. 11 The Amazon is burning 183
  16. 12 Tilting at windmills 199
  17. 13 A president under pressure 212
  18. 14 An unexpected bonanza 229
  19. Acknowledgements 249
  20. List of abbreviations 252
  21. Notes 253
  22. Index 282
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